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Personal info

Full name
OSIP, Joseph Lawrence
Date of birth
15 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Ozone Park, Queens County, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32798681
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 December 1944
Place of death
Elsenborn Ridge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 11

Immediate family

Members
John N. Osip (father)
Agnes N. Osip (mother)
Lottie N. Osip (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph L. Osip enlisted in New York City on 9 February 1943.
He worked in a machine shop before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet